1. Mixing food and entertainment.

Its easy to mindlessly eat while youre watching TV. Make eating a separate activity, and youll consume less. Also, five days of hard work eating and exercising can easily come undone from a weekend of binging. If eating out is your problem, then eat lightly before you go out to curb your hunger.

2. Eating to relieve stress.

Theres nothing wrong with taking pleasure in eating, but dont use food as your primary stress reliever. Find other ways to dissipate stress, such as exercising, reading, meditating, rather than eating.

3. Eating on the run.

With the abundant availability of convenience foods, its easy to grab something from a vending machine or fast food store. But dont make this a regular habit.Plan your schedule to include enough time
to prepare and eat your meals in a quiet place,without the rush.

4. Avoid getting too hungry.

Always try to eat before you get hungry. This may seem counterintuitive, but its very effective. There are two ways which can help make this easier to accomplish: Eat smaller, more frequent meals. Instead
of three meals per day, you should beeating five or six smaller meals.

By eating more frequently, there will be less time between your meals andless chance youll experience hunger.Eating more frequently also helps to raise your metabolism.